A poll conducted for the Democratic candidate in California’s 54th Assembly District shows Libertarian John Kling at three percent, with Democrat Bonnie Lowenthal at 52% and Republican Gabriella Holt 30%.…
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GOP, McCain respond to Robinson lawsuit
By PJO on August 29, 2008 3:19 AM
The Oakland Tribune reports this morning that “lawyers for John McCain and the state and national Republican Party on Thursday asked a federal judge in San Francisco to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the candidate’s place on California’s Nov.…
Keyes retains California ballot position
By Fred Church Ortiz on August 26, 2008 8:56 PM
The verdict is in: Alan Keyes will remain on the California ballot as the presidential candidate of the American Independent Party. A lawsuit brought forward by Jim King, Chairman of the AIP faction that met in Los Angeles last month to nominate Chuck Baldwin for President and maintain the state party’s affiliation with the Constitution Party, has been thrown on out on the grounds that Alan Keyes and his vice-presidential candidate Wiley Drake should have been parties to the lawsuit, since as candidates they were the ones bearing the burden of being removed from the ballot in court:
The Court recognizes that dismissal of the petition for nonjoinder will mean that Mr.
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America’s Independent Party updates
By Fred Church Ortiz on August 22, 2008 5:58 PM
According to its website, America’s Independent Party, formed by Alan Keyes following his Constitution Party convention loss to Chuck Baldwin, has held its national convention and nominated Alan Keyes for President.…
It’s official: Cindy Sheehan is on the ballot to challenge Speaker Pelosi
By paulie on August 12, 2008 3:07 AM
Ballot Access News reports that Cindy Sheehan got only a couple of hundred more valid signatures than required, placing her officially on the ballot.
The Sheehan campaign collected about 20,000 raw signatures, after a last minute push.…
Nader submits signatures in Iowa as PFP candidate
By Fred Church Ortiz on August 7, 2008 2:59 PM
Ballot Access News informs us that independent Presidential candidate Ralph Nader has petitioned for the ballot in Iowa using the Peace and Freedom label. Nader became the official nominee of the Peace and Freedom Party last weekend at the Californian state party’s convention in Sacramento.…
Natural Law Party puts Ralph Nader on Michigan ballot
By paulie on August 5, 2008 3:13 AM
Close on the heels of his victory in California, where the Peace and Freedom Party just put Nader on the ballot, the Natural Law Party of Michigan just did the same.…
Nader wins Peace and Freedom nomination
By Fred Church Ortiz on August 2, 2008 9:27 PM
The Peace and Freedom Party has selected independent candidate Ralph Nader and his runningmate Matt Gonzalez as its 2008 presidential ticket. According to the PFP’s homepage, “Both nominees agree with the fundamentals of the P & F platform and bring with them a strong combination of experience, credibility, and legislative accomplishment.”…
Growth, Greens, and the Mayor of Moraga
By paulie on July 30, 2008 12:24 AM
Posted by Ronald Hardy at Green Party Watch
The little town of Morega, CA in Contra Costa County is the site of a show down between pro-growth and moneyed land-owners against anti-sprawl “open space advocates†in town, including the town’s Mayor, Green Party member Lynda Deschambault, whose term is up this year.
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